Active and Inactive Disposal at Sea Sites in Canadian Waters

Canada has the longest coastline in the world, measuring 243,790 kilometers. Many of our waterways along the coastline have to be dredged regularly to keep shipping channels and harbours open and safe for navigation; and this material is sometimes best disposed of at sea. Schedule 5 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) defines an exclusive list of materials and substances suitable for disposal at sea in Canada, which is in accordance with the London Protocol (1996). They are: dredged material, fish waste resulting from industrial fish processing operations, ships or platforms, inert and inorganic geological matter, uncontaminated organic matter of natural origin, and bulky substances. The disposal of any substance into the sea, on the seabed, in the subsoil of the seabed, or onto ice, from a ship, an aircraft, a platform or other structure is not allowed unless a permit is issued by the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Disposal at Sea Program. Incineration at sea, as well as importing or exporting a substance for disposal at sea is also prohibited. More information on Disposal at Sea is available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/disposal-at-sea.html

The Active and Inactive Disposal at Sea Sites in Canadian Waters dataset provides spatial and related information of at-sea disposal sites approved for use in Canada in the last ten years and that remain open for consideration for additional use. Any additional use of a disposal site must be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of a valid Disposal at Sea permit. The dataset may be of use in relation to Disposal at Sea permit applications. For some Disposal at Sea permit applications the data may be of use in assessing serious harm to fish under the Fisheries Act and assessing interference with navigation under the Navigation Protection Act.

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Date Stamp
2025-03-12T17:22:35.744Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Michael Parry ( GIS Specialist)

9250 - 49th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 1K5,
780-951-8951

Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; EPOD - Michael Buckland-Nicks ( Program Scientist)

5th Floor, 401 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3S5,
604-666-3606

 

Data identification

Title

Active and Inactive Disposal at Sea Sites in Canadian Waters
Date (Creation)
2017-11-21
Date (Publication)
2018-03-14
Credit

Environmental Protection Branch, Marine Programs, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Status
On going
Metadata language

fra
Metadata language

eng
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Publisher
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada

1-800-668-6767

https://ec.gc.ca

Keywords

Place

  • Atlantic, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, BC, British Columbia, Canada, navigable waters, canadian ocean, Atlantic Region, ATL, Pacific and Yukon Region, PYR, Quebec Region, QC, Prairie and Northen Region, PNR

Theme

  • disposal at sea, disposal site boundaries, waste management, oceans, environment, pollution and waste, marine pollution, polygon, ocean disposal, disposal sites

place

  • Downloadable Data

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Pollution and Waste

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Oceans

Business Functions

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

  • Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Environmental Protection Operations

  • Environmental Protection Operations

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution

  • 3.1.3. Marine Pollution

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • National (CA)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

The data provided are for information purposes only. Use of a Disposal at Sea site is subject to all Disposal at Sea requirements of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Begin Date
2018-03-12

Extent

Description

Canadian waters
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4617 / 8.2.6
 
Topology level
Geometry only

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Distribution Formats

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    Distributor
      Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

     
     

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    Keywords

    Atlantic, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, BC, British Columbia, Canada, navigable waters, canadian ocean, Atlantic Region, ATL, Pacific and Yukon Region, PYR, Quebec Region, QC, Prairie and Northen Region, PNR disposal at sea, disposal site boundaries, waste management, oceans, environment, pollution and waste, marine pollution, polygon, ocean disposal, disposal sites
    Business Functions

    Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects, Facilities or Disposal of Waste (on a Site) Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
    ECCC Information Category EN

    Pollution and Waste
    Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

    Oceans
    external.theme.EC_Branch

    Environmental Stewardship Branch Environmental Stewardship Branch
    external.theme.EC_Directorate

    Environmental Protection Operations Environmental Protection Operations
    external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

    3.1.3. Marine Pollution 3.1.3. Marine Pollution
    external.theme.GC_Security_Level

    Unclassified Unclassified


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